Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 477 Discussing the Big Plan
"Boss, they're insulting my ancestors for eighteen generations!" In the chairman's office of Momo Group, Du Yusheng looked at the posts on the forum and felt indignant.

"You'll get used to it. You have to bear the weight of your position," Cheng Yi comforted him while playing the game.

"If we had done this, I wouldn't care how much I got scolded, but this has nothing to do with us. It's so frustrating." Du Yusheng put on a look of utter despair and said, "How about I call Chairman Jiang's secretary and ask them to step in and smooth things over for us?"

"You're really something, aren't you? Don't go looking for trouble." Cheng Yi glared at Du Yusheng and said, "If the Handong Provincial Political Affairs Association gets involved, then things will get really serious."

Cheng Yi waved and said, "Fatty, come and take a look at this."

Du Yusheng quickly got up and came over. He looked at the game Cheng Yi was playing and exclaimed in surprise, "What game is this? The graphics are so beautiful!"

"The chivalrous romance of Jinshan Company," Cheng Yi replied.

“This Jinshan is quite powerful. Has she joined our system?” Du Yusheng asked habitually.

"No." Cheng Yi smiled amusedly. "That's not important. What's important is that this 3721 online game modifier is ineffective for JX Online."

"That's amazing?" Du Yusheng exclaimed. "Is their game structure the same as our Primordial Era?"

"Pretty much. They've spent three years honing their skills." Cheng Yi chuckled. "During this time, I tested all the games on the market, and only our Honghuang Chronicles and Swordsman Romance are completely immune to the 3721 online game modifier."

Du Yusheng's eyes gradually brightened, and he said, "Could it be that this online game modifier was made by Jinshan?"

"Absolutely," Cheng Yi confirmed.

"That's good, let's release an announcement to clarify right away!" Du Yusheng said urgently, "I don't want to wait a moment longer."

“Right now, only we believe that Jinshan did it,” Cheng Yi said. “Because only we know how wronged we are. But if you release the announcement, it will be like giving JX Online a huge advertisement.”

Upon hearing Cheng Yi's words, Du Yusheng immediately calmed down.

That's right, they can't prove that this online game modifier is related to Jinshan right now. If they release the announcement and Jinshan then issues a clarification, it will definitely ignite public opinion.

When that time comes, those angry players will definitely retaliate by playing JX Online 3.

This... seems to be a dead end.

Du Yusheng frowned and said, "So we're just going to watch like this?"

"Everything has its pros and cons," Cheng Yi said with a smile. "Although we gained notoriety, we also received substantial benefits."

"Benefits?" Du Yusheng really didn't see any benefits.

Unless having one's ancestors cursed for eighteen generations can be considered a benefit.

Cheng Yi said, "Since Jinshan wants the Windows market, let's give it to them."

"Give it to them? Why should we?" Du Yusheng immediately became agitated and said, "They used such underhanded tricks, we have to teach them a lesson!"

"A lesson is definitely necessary, but not now." Cheng Yi's tone gradually turned much colder.

Du Yusheng shuddered, realizing that he had lost his composure in front of Cheng Yi, and quickly said, "Okay, boss, just tell me what to do, I'll get on it right now."

Cheng Yi said, "Go and gather all the game company owners who have joined our system. Let's have a meeting and discuss solutions together."

“Okay, I’ll contact them right now,” Du Yusheng replied quickly.

Currently, a total of 16 games have been added to the Momo system. It can be said that all the games on the market except for JX Online, MU Online, Stone Age, and Magic Baby have been added.

Du Yusheng personally made the call, so his influence was still very strong.

These companies were already struggling, and upon receiving Du Yusheng's invitation, they couldn't wait to rush to Jingzhou City.

By the morning of the following day, all the heads of these game companies had arrived in Jingzhou City.

To welcome these executives, Momo Group deployed a luxurious airport pick-up team.

The presence of top executives, with each assigned specific responsibilities, demonstrated the utmost respect for these gaming company leaders.

Cheng Yi was in charge of Ma Huateng, whose income had increased rapidly since QQ opened up the Momo system channel.

QQ Tang has become a hit game this year.

Upon seeing Cheng Yi, Ma Huateng quickly ran over, grasped Cheng Yi's hand tightly, and kept saying polite words.

Although he only has 20% of the shares left, his current dividends are much higher than before.

Hopping onto the Momo Group's ship was arguably the wisest decision Tencent Group ever made.

Momo Group executives led a group of game company executives on a tour of the Momo Technology Industrial Park. The game company executives were all speechless as they looked at the massively invested industrial park.

Is this... still the Momo Group that runs internet cafes?

This scale is probably only seen in a few municipalities directly under the central government.
"You guys have gone to extremes here." Ma Huateng looked at the 168-meter-tall Momo Technology Building and couldn't help but exclaim, "This must be the tallest building in Handong Province, right?"

"No, that doesn't count," Cheng Yi laughed. "The tallest is the Zijin Building, at 450 meters."

“Yes, the Zijin Building.” Ma Huateng exclaimed, “I had actually forgotten about the Zijin Building, which is the sixth tallest building in the country.”

Cheng Yi does not advocate for buildings to be too tall; for example, the 168-meter height of the Momo Technology Building is already outrageous.

The Momo Technology Building has 32 floors, and most of the ceilings have a height of 4.7 meters.

This number of floors is actually quite outrageous. If the elevator malfunctions, it will be catastrophic.

The initial investment in Momo Technology Industrial Park was over 1 billion yuan, and subsequent investments were also over 1 billion yuan. If the 3 billion yuan investment in 2003 were placed in 2025, it would be equivalent to at least 30 billion yuan, or even more.

This is why the media says that the Momo Technology Industrial Park is a high-stakes gamble for the Momo Group.

The amount of money involved was so enormous that even the Handong Provincial Political Affairs Association was trembling with fear.

It was precisely because of Momo Group's determination that the Handong Provincial Government Affairs Association transferred all the idle land near the eighteen universities to Momo Group.

They were also eager to see what kind of monster would rise up in Jingzhou City.

After touring the Momo Technology Industrial Park, the game company executives, including Ma Huateng, were greatly impressed.

In their eyes, Momo Group is simply their idol and the pinnacle of achievement. To reach such a scale solely through the gaming and internet cafe industries is nothing short of a miracle.

Led by senior executives from Momo Group, the group arrived at the conference room on the top floor of the Momo Technology Building.

Although the conference room wasn't luxurious, it was full of technological elements, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

After everyone was seated, Du Yusheng said with a smile, "The main reason I invited you all here today is to discuss the online game modifiers that have recently appeared."

When the topic of online game modifiers was brought up, everyone present showed displeasure.

They absolutely loathe this software!
The people who developed this software are simply not human!
Du Yusheng said, "As you all know, I rarely get involved in the affairs of Momo Group, but I have no choice but to step in today because it involves the reputation and credibility of Momo Group."

Du Yusheng's gaze fell on Cheng Yi, and he said, "Now, let's invite our Executive Vice President, Mr. Cheng Yi, to talk about our attitude towards this matter. Everyone is probably familiar with President Cheng's abilities, and he will soon become the new president of our Momo Group."

"The new president?"

"Is Momo Group finally going to choose a president?"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this news.

Since its inception, Momo Group has always had Chairman Du Yusheng concurrently serving as President. This is actually quite common; many large internet companies have their Chairman concurrently serving as President, such as Shengda Group's Chen Tianqiao.

This is a manifestation of centralized power, and now Du Yusheng has said that Cheng Yi will be the new president, which is clearly sending a signal.

That means Momo Group is about to embark on the path of industrialization.

Only when the group develops into an industrialized entity can the chairman and president divide power, because there are too many things to handle. If all of them pile up on one person, that person will eventually collapse.

Amid applause, Cheng Yi slowly walked to the front of the conference room. He looked around at everyone and smiled, "I've been in charge of Momo Games, so we're all pretty familiar with each other. I won't say any more pleasantries; let's get straight to the point."

Cheng Yi didn't say any unnecessary pleasantries and said directly, "Ever since the 3721 online game modifier appeared, we have been trying to find its source, but the person who made this software is extremely skilled. No matter how hard we try, it is very difficult to find the source."

Upon hearing Cheng Yi's words, many people below began to whisper among themselves.

Cheng Yi continued, "I know that the internet is now putting us in the spotlight, and some of you even think that we made this software, right?"

“I don’t think so,” Ma Huateng said first. “Our QQ Tang and five games from Shengda have also been greatly affected. You have no motive to do this.”

Ma Huateng spoke up, and everyone echoed his sentiments.

However, their eyes still held a lot of doubt.

After all, Momo Group is still the prime suspect.

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you think we made it or not. What we need to do now is to minimize the losses."

Cheng Yi took out a document and said, "I have investigated the current online game market. Now, Jinshan Company's Swordsman Online has been released and has a very good reputation. Moreover, their game is not affected by this software."

"Will Violet Mountain's games be affected as well?"

"Was this software created by Jinshan?"

"That's possible. They had a software called Jinshan Ranger before, which allowed users to modify the data in the single-player version at will."

Cheng Yi had only just begun to make a start when everyone started speculating, and the atmosphere in the conference room immediately became lively.

Cheng Yi didn't speak, but quietly watched as everyone went from doubt to certainty and then to anger.

There are many things he should only mention briefly, but not go into too much detail about.

Otherwise, it would be considered mudslinging.

"It must be them! That guy surnamed Lei has always been very cunning, I've disliked him for a long time!" A game company executive slammed his fist on the table and roared.

"So what if you're unhappy? Do you still dare to challenge Jinshan?" Someone nearby poured cold water on the idea.

"What's wrong with Jinshan? It's just a software company!" The person in charge glared and said angrily, "I'll publicly condemn them right now!"

"Absolutely not." Seeing someone about to condemn Jinshan, Cheng Yi immediately stopped them, saying, "What we need to do now is to observe the situation quietly and absolutely not respond in any way."

"Why? They're allowed to do it, but we're not allowed to say anything?" The game company executive jumped to his feet.

Most of these game developers have short tempers and are easily angered; how could they possibly tolerate such humiliation?
Cheng Yi said calmly, "We should be the ones who are most angry, but now is not the time to be angry. If you condemn them now, you will be playing right into Jinshan's hands. This is just normal business competition. What are you going to condemn them for? Condemn that their technology is better than yours?"

Cheng Yi's words immediately silenced the person in charge, whose face flushed red.

Cheng Yi said, "Even we can't ban their software. You guys must have banned a lot of accounts during this time, right?"

"Yes."

"Sigh, it's no use, the more we seal off, the more cases there are."

"Now we're all on the opposite side of the players, it's incredibly frustrating," everyone complained.

Cheng Yi said, "This is an obvious conspiracy. Their goal is to attract you to condemn it, and then they will retaliate. This back and forth will generate a lot of traffic. If it becomes a hot topic, the game JX Online will become popular all over the country."

"To put it bluntly, with Lei Jun's marketing skills, all of us combined would probably be no match for him," Cheng Yi said, making a very hurtful statement.

"This guy just likes to side with the crowd and say what people want to hear," a game company executive scoffed indignantly.

"That's a skill too. You can try to say it too, but can you really speak to everyone's hearts?" Cheng Yi retorted without any politeness, his face darkening as he said, "There's no point in talking nonsense now. If you want to win this battle, you can only listen to me."

Cheng Yi's gaze swept across everyone's faces as he said, "Of course, if you think I'm unreliable, you can leave now and just pretend you were never here."

No one left.

Many of them had witnessed the business battle that took place on Renren.com.

They staged a comeback and defeated Tencent, which was backed by Shengda. That battle was practically a textbook example of internet business warfare in China.

Seeing that no one objected, Cheng Yi slowly said, "The only way now is for us to sacrifice the interests of Momo Internet Cafes, open up the internet cafe version of the Momo system, and quickly spread the Momo system to internet cafes across the country!"

(End of this chapter)